bald-faced

== English == === Alternative forms === baldfaced === Adjective === bald-faced (comparative more bald-faced, superlative most bald-faced) (of an animal) Having white markings on the face. (figurative) Shameless and undisguised. Synonyms: barefaced, boldfaced ==== Usage notes ==== Descriptively, boldfaced is a synonym of the "shameless and undisguised" sense; prescriptively, many speakers deprecate its use in that sense. Writers seeking unassailable style in formal writing therefore avoid that use. ==== Translations ====